Photos: Contestants catch air at World Figure Skating Championships

Mari Vartmann and Aaron van Cleave of Germany perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.

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Great Britain's Stacey Kemp and David King perform in the Pairs Short program during the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France.(SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker of the United States perform in the Pairs Short program during the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France.(SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel's Danielle Montalbano and Evgeni Krasnopolski perform in the Pairs Short program during the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France.(SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Canada's Jessica Dube and Sebastien Wolfe perform in the Pairs Short program during the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships on March 28, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France.(SEBASTIEN NOGIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran of Japan perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran of Japan perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Anais Morand and Timothy Leemann of Switzerland perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Jessica Dube and Sebastien Wolfe of Canada perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Jessica Dube and Sebastien Wolfe of Canada perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia fall while performing during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Maylin Hausch and Daniel Wende of Germany perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice on March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran of Japan perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice on March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China perform during the pairs short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Nice March 28, 2012.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard